Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Dedalo e Icaro (Daedalus and Icarus) 1777–1779 Marble, 182 x 95 cm Museo Correr, Venezia This famous sculpture, his first large one in marble, is the masterpiece of Antonio Canova‘s Venetian youth. It was created for the procurator…
Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Orfeo (Orpheus) 1777 Marble, h. 140 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Canova produced his first commissioned works – a pair of statues showing Orpheus and Eurydice – at the age of just 16 or 17, for his patron,…
(1777–1860) Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary Queen Desideria Queen consort of Sweden and Norway (1818–1844) Désirée Clary in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons Born November 8 1777 Marseille (France) Died December 17 1860 Stockholm (Sweden) Husband Charles XIV John…
Rulers: • Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (1762-1796) Births: • Clary, Désirée (1777-1860) Art: • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Dedalo e Icaro (1777-79) • Canova, Antonio (1757-1822): Orfeo (1777) • Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806): Le bluff de l’aveugle (c.1775-80) • Fragonard, Jean-Honoré (1732-1806): Les marionnettes (1775-78) •…